The Archive · 1924

Prohibition Tightening

It is becoming increasingly difijeult to procure a drink of good China as it affects Amerieans—and 5 Son the this would mean foreigners in gen-Yecent survey, from which a black eral—there may Jo the. post land white may was made, showing' of the American public being edan the principal danger centres of the fated. little into the actual state United States, this part of America Of affairs. The time is opportune. was the principal black sheep. After For the next four years. Amerien tone has lived in this country suff will be able to follow some Tine of ciently long, no matter how regular-continuity of policy. But Chinese} ly he may have taken stimulants, he: matters were so bungled at the comes to the conclusion that it is Washington Conference that one wiser to go teetotal, for to do other-_ can, perhaps, searcely hope for anywise is positively dangerous; and, thing truly adapted to the needs of moreover, I suppose most people ito China to emanate from the United) "+t like to feel that they are law-

States at the present time.

Incidentally, the press of this country may find in Dr. Schurman's coming: report facts which could be breakers when they take an aleohodrink.

But this scarcity of fairly drink-lable liquor is hard to explain away;

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